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Expert: - 10/11/2010


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HEY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWER TO BY QUESTION BUT I ANOTHER ONE LIKE I STATED EARLY MY LMP WAS APRIL 8 IT LAST 5 DAYS IT A NOMRAL 28-30 EVERY MONTH.I HAD SEX ON APRIL 12 WHILE MY PERIOD WAS STILL ON IT WENT OFF 13 THAT WAS WITH PARTNER 1.
THEN ON APRIL 18,22,24 I HAD SEX WITH PARTNER 2 I HAD 3 U/S ON MAY 18 AT 5WEEKS /5 DAYS AND AT 7WEEKS/6DAY AND AT 9WEEKS /5 DAYS ALL LINE UP WITH MY LAST LMP. THE DOCTOR SAID I CONCEIVED AROUND APRIL 22 AND THAT MAKES PARTNER 2 THE FATHER. THE ONLY THING I AM SCARE ABOUT IS THAT I HEAR SPERM CAN LIVE 7DAYS.ANYWAY I COULD HAVE GOT PREGNANT BY PARTNER 1 ON THE 12 ENCONTER. AND WOULD THE u/s pick it up
GOT PREGNANT BEFORE APRIL 22. I AM SCARE BECAUSE I AM BACK WITH PARTNER 2 AND HAPPY. IS THERE ANYWAY I COULD BE PREGNANT BY PARTNER 1 .AND IF THE BABY WAS BIGGER WOULD THE U/S PICK IT UP IF I WAS A WEEK FARTHER ALONE.
THANKS

Answer
As I said in the previous answer, if you had conceived on April 11, it would have showed up in the ultrasounds.  An ultrasound at 6 weeks and at 10 weeks would look very very different than if you were really only 4-5 weeks and 8-9 weeks.  They are looking for body systems developing, and they grow at certain rates, which makes 1st trimester ultrasounds much more accurate for dating a pregnancy than later ultrasounds.


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Dorothy H, LCCE

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As a certified childbirth educator and birth doula, I can answer questions dealing with preparing for birth, childbirth classes, pregnancy, what happens during labor and birth, doulas, VBAC, natural childbirth, cesarean birth, interventions in labor, labor, birth, helping someone through labor, concerns or fears about labor and birth, doulas, breastfeeding, and other topics dealing with pregnancy, labor, and birth.

Experience

Since 2004, I have taught childbirth education classes focused on helping couples gain confidence, make decisions for their birth, and give them tools for helping them get the birth they want. Since 2004, I have also attended births in local hospitals as a birth doula (as of 8/10, I have attended 120 births) so I am able to see firsthand what is working in helping couples deal with labor. I am also a mom of five children, and have various birth experiences myself, including unmedicated birth and a cesarean.

Organizations
Lamaze International DONA International

Publications
International Doula Magazine

Education/Credentials
I am a Lamaze-certified childbirth educator. I am a DONA-certified birth doula.

Past/Present Clients
I work with approximately 4-6 couples a month with my childbirth classes. I attend 2 births a month with doula clients.

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